Sony MHC-GZR5D manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation MHC-GZR5D M i n i H I - F I Co m p o n e n t Sy s t e m MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) Operating Instructions MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 3-296-435- 11 (1) Printed in China O ORIGIN AL 39, 114 OSD 53 Other Componen t Hookup 92 P P ARENT AL C ONTROL 48 Par ental Control 121 P A USE MODE 54 PBC Playback 32 Playback Contr ol [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 2 GB WARNING T o reduce the risk of re, do no t cover the ventila tion opening of the ap paratus wi th newspapers, tableclo ths, curt ains, etc. Do not place the naked ame sour ces such as lighted candles on the a pparat us. T o reduce the risk of re or e lect ric shock, do not expose this appara tus to drip p[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 3 GB Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate c ollection systems) is symbol on the bat tery or on the packaging indicat es that the battery pro vided with this product shall not be treated as ho usehold waste. By en suring these batteries ar e disposed[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 4 GB About this manual  Icons, s uch as , listed at the t op of each explana tion indicat e what kind of media can be used with the function being explained.  e Control M enu it ems may be dieren t depending on the disc.  e Control M enu it ems may vary depending on the ar ea.  e Setup Men u ite[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 5 GB T able of Contents T ape Playing a tape ...................................... 60 Recording onto a tape .................... 60 USB Device T ransferring music from a disc to an USB device ............................................62 Recording analog audio to an USB device ........................................[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 6 GB Additional Informa tion T roubleshooting .................................94 Precautions ........................................ 108 Specications ................................... 110 Guide to the Contr ol Menu display ................................................. 113 Language code list .................[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 7 GB Play able discs T ype Characteristics Icon used in this manual Logo DVD VIDEO  DVD VIDEO  DVD-R*/-R W*/+R/+RW in DVD VIDEO f ormat * also in video mode VR mode  DVD-R/-R W in VR (V ideo Recording) mode (except fo r DVD-R DL) VIDEO CD  VIDEO CD (V er .1.1 and V er . 2.0)  Super V CD ?[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 8 GB T ype Characteristics Icon used in this manual Logo D A T A DVD  DVD-RO M/-R/-R W/+R/+R W in D A T A DVD fo rmat con taining MP3 audio tracks 1) o r JPEG image les 2) , and confo rming to UDF (U niversal Disk Fo rmat) is system can also pla y back discs with the following disc logos: 1) MP3 (MPEG 1 A u[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 9 GB Discs that cannot be played  CD-ROMs recor ded in PHOTO CD forma t  DA T A CDs recorded in MP3 PR O forma t  Data part of CD-Extras 1)  Data part of Mixed CDs 2)  Super A udio CDs  DVD A udio discs  DVD-RAMs  CPRM compa tible DVD-R/R W recor ded in C opy-o nce program s 3)  Discs of non-[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 10 GB Notes on CD-R/-RW and DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW  In some cases, CD-Rs/-R Ws and DVD-Rs/-R Ws/+Rs/+RWs ca nnot be played back o n this system due to the recor ding quality or ph ysical condition of the disc, or the cha racteristics of the recordin g device and autho ring soware.  e disc wil l not be play ed back i[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 11 GB Copyrights is product inco rporates cop yright pro tection technology that is pro tected by U .S. p aten ts and other in tellectual pro pert y rights. U se of this copyright pro tection technology must be autho rized by Macro vision, and is intended f or home and o ther limited viewing uses only unless otherwi[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 12 GB Guide to parts and controls is man ual mainly explains opera tions using the remo te, but the same o perations can also be per formed using the b utton s on the unit havin g the same or similar names. Unit T op panel[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 13 GB Guide to parts and controls Continued  Remote   (on/standby) (63, 86, 105) Press t o turn on or o the syst em. Remote: T V  1) (on/standby) (24) Press t o turn on or o the TV .  Remote sensor  Display  Unit:  (play) (22, 28, 71) Remote:  2) (play) (28, 71) Press t o st[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 14 GB Remote: +/  (27, 29) Press t o select a folder . Unit: / (29) Remote: SL OW/SL OW (29) Press t o watch the slo w-motion play . TUNING +/  (57, 58, 59) Press t o tune in the desired station. PRESET +/  (58) Press t o select t he preset sta tion. Remote: T V CH +/  1) (24) Press t o change the TV channe[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 15 GB Guide to parts and controls Continued   PHONES jack Connect the headphones.  A UDIO IN jack (93) Connect an optional a udio compon ent.  ECHO (80) Press t o adjust the echo level. MIC jack (61, 80) Connect a micropho ne. MIC LEVEL (80) T urn to adjust the microp hone vol ume.  Unit: DSGX (78, 105) [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 16 GB  REPEA T/FM MODE (38, 59, 77) Press t o listen to a disc, an USB device, a single track or le repeat edly . Press t o select FM reception mode (mona ural or stereo).  A UDIO (31, 80) Press t o display the curren t audio signal on the TV screen.  SUBTITLE (30) Press t o switch the language o f the subt[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 17 GB Guide to parts and controls Continued    /  /  /  (24, 34, 35, 39, 57, 64, 78, 85) Press t o select t he menu i tems.  DVD T OP MENU (39) Press t o display the DVD ti tle on the T V screen.  CLEAR (25, 27, 35, 41, 44, 65, 73) Press t o delete a pre-p rogrammed track or le. Press t o era[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 18 GB  TIMER MENU (24, 85) Press t o set the clock and the timers.  THEA TRE SYNC (27) Press t o activate the “THEA TRE SYNC” function. 1) is butto n is used to operate a Sony TV . Fo r details, see “Operating a Son y TV” (p age 24). 2) e numeric but ton 5  , TV VOL +  , V OLU ME +  and [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 19 GB Guide to parts and controls Display  Ligh ts up when the timer is set. (85)  I ndicates the curren t surround forma t.  Ligh ts up when “DSGX” i s turned on. (78)  Ligh ts up during transf er or recor ding. (60, 62, 67)  Ligh ts up when the “USB ” function is selected. (69)  I ndicates t[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 20 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em  AM loop antenna  Wall sock et  White side for North American model  Brown side for other r egions  FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally .)  Right speaker  Left speaker  FM/AM ant ennas Find a locatio n and an orien tation that pro vide good recep[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 21 GB Getting Star ted Continued   Speakers Insert only the strip ped p ortion of the speaker cords. e speaker cords a re color -coded with their respective speaker terminals. Notes  B e sure to connect the speakers securely and correctly .  B e sure to mat ch the speaker cord to the app ropriat e [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 22 GB Attaching the speaker pads A ttach the supp lied spea ker pads at each corner on the bot tom of the speakers to preven t them from slip ping. Left speaker (4)/Right speaker (4) When carr ying this system P erform the following p rocedure to pro tect the DVD mechanism. U s e butt ons on the unit f or the operation[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 23 GB Getting Star ted Continued  When connecting a video deck Connect the video deck to the T V using a video cord (no t supplied). H owever , do not connect this unit t o the T V through the video deck. Other wise, you may experience video leakage when watching video images from this system. Conn ect this unit dir[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 24 GB When using a TV T urn on the T V and select the video inpu t so that you can view the pictur es from this system. Operating a Sony TV Y ou can use the follo wing butt ons to operate a Son y TV . ese butt ons hav e been marked in oran ge. T o Press T urn t he TV on or o TV  /   w hile holding do wn [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 25 GB Getting Star ted Continued  Note e clock settings are ca nceled when you disconnect the power cor d or if a power failur e occurs. T o display the clock when the syst em is o Press D ISPLA Y  . e clock is displa yed for abou t 8 seconds. P er forming “QUICK” setup Before using the syst em, you [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 26 GB 4 Press ENTER  without loading a disc. “LANGU AGE SETUP” a ppears on the TV s creen. 5 Press  or   r epeatedly to select a language, then press ENTER  . e setting is selected and “VIDEO SETUP” a ppears on the TV screen. Tips  e selected language is for “ OSD , ” “MENU” a nd[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 27 GB Getting Star ted Using the “ THEA TRE SYNC” func tion THEA TRE SYNC  allows yo u to turn on yo ur Sony TV and this system, chang es the system ’ s function to “D VD” and then switc hes the T V’ s inpu t source you ha ve set with just one b utto n. Preparing to use the “ THEA TRE SYNC” function [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 28 GB Disc Playing a disc  Normal Play Depending on the DVD VID EO or VIDEO CD , some operatio ns may be dieren t or restricted. Refer to the operating in struc tions su pplied with the disc. Note on the maximum number of tracks, les and folders on a D A T A CD/DVD is system canno t play a D A T A CD/ DVD i[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 29 GB Disc Continued  Other operations T o Do this Stop p layback Press   . Pa use playback Press   1) . P ress   again or p ress  (or  on the uni t)  to resume p layback. Select a track or chap ter 2) Press  o r   repeatedly . Or , press the numeric but tons  when the Control [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 30 GB T o Do this Select a disc Press D ISC SKIP  on the remot e (or one of DISC 1  DISC 3  on the unit). Switc h to DVD function from another sour ce Press o ne of DISC 1  DISC 3  on the unit (A utomatic Source Selection). Exchang e other discs while playing Press EX-CH ANGE/ DISC SKIP  o n the unit.[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 31 GB Disc Continued  Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO , you may not be able to ch ange the subtitles even if multilingual sub titles are recor ded on the DVD VIDEO . Y ou also may not be able to t urn the subtitles o . Other useful func tions Changing the sound When pla ying a DVD VIDEO r ecorded in multi ple aud[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 32 GB When playing a VIDEO CD, A UDIO CD , or MP3 audio track:  STEREO: the sta ndard stereo soun d.  1/L: the sound o f the le channel (mona ural).  2/R: the sound o f the right channel (mona ural). When playing a Super VCD:  1: STEREO: the stereo sound of the audio track 1.  1: 1/L: the [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 33 GB Disc Continued  T o return to the previous menu Press  RETURN  . Note PBC playback is canceled when Shue Pla y , Program Pla y or Repeat Play is activa ted. T o cancel playback with PBC functions 1 Press  or   r epeatedly or press the numeric buttons  to select a track when playback is sto[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 34 GB Resuming playback of a disc tha t was stopped  Multi-disc Resume (DVD VIDEO a nd VIDEO CD only) is system can sto re the point wher e you sto pped the playback of the disc for u p to 10 discs and resumes pla yback when you insert the same disc again. I f you sto re a playback res ume point fo r the 11th dis[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 35 GB Disc Continued  4 Press   . e cursor mov es to the track list “T ” (in this case, “01”). 5 Select the track you want to program. For exa mple, select track “02. ” Press  o r   repeatedly to select “02” under “T , ” then press ENTER  . Selected track T otal time of the p[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 36 GB T o turn o the Control Menu Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly until the Control M enu disappears fro m the TV s creen. Notes  When Program Pla y is activated, the “REPEA T” s etting is a utomatically cha nged to “ ON” if the current setting is “ ALL DISCS, ” “ ONE DISC” or “TRACK. ”  Y ou[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 37 GB Disc Continued  When playing a D A T A CD/DVD:  ON (MUSIC): all MP3 audio tracks in the selected folder on the current disc are pla yed back randomly . When no fo lder is selected, the rst folder is pla yed back randomly . 4 Press ENTER  . 5 Press  (or  on the unit)  . Shue Pla y starts. T[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 38 GB When playing a VIDEO CD or A UDIO CD:  OFF: does not play back r epeatedly .  ALL DISCS: repeats all discs.  ONE DISC: repeats all the tracks on the current di sc.  TRACK: repeats the curren t track. When playing a D A T A CD or DA T A DVD:  OFF: does not play back r epeatedly .  ALL DISCS: repe[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 39 GB Disc Searching/selec ting a disc Playing DVD VIDEOs using the menu Some DVD VIDEO s have men us to help you en joy the DVD VIDEOs. Y ou can play back D VD VIDEOs using these menus o n the T V screen. Using DVD TOP MENU A DVD VIDEO co ntains a lot o f sections of pictur e or music f eature called “ title. ” Wh[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 40 GB 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (ORIGINAL/PLA Y LIST ), then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “ ORIGIN AL/PLA Y LIST” appear on the TV screen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setting you want.  PLA Y LIST: pla y back according to the playlist cr eated on the disc.  ORIGI[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 41 GB Disc T o search for a particular point using the time code  Time Search (DVD VIDEO a nd DVD-R/-R W in VR mode only) 1 Press DISPLA Y  . 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select ( TIME). “T **:**:**” (elapsed playing time of the current title) is selected. 3 Press ENTER  . “T **:**:**” changes[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 42 GB Playing MP3/JPEG discs Notes  e system can recognize up to 200 fo lders, and will not pla y any folder s be yond the 200th. (Depending on the folder conguratio n, the number of folders tha t can be recognized by the system may decr ease.)  e maximum num ber of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image les [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 43 GB Disc Continued  Playing a track: 1 Press ENTER  . “TRACK LIST” appears. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the MP3 audio track you want, then press ENTER  . e system starts pla ying the selected MP3 audio track. T o stop playback, pr ess   . T o display the ne xt or previous page o[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 44 GB Playing an image le: 1 Press PICTURE NA VI  . umb nail picture f or the rst 16 JPEG image les in the selected folder is disp layed. If there a re more tha n 16 image les in the selected folder , the scroll bar ap pears at the right. 2 Press  /  /  /   t o select the image you want[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 45 GB Disc Continued  Notes  e PICTURE N A VI  butto n does not work when “ MODE (MUS IC, IMAGE)” is set to “MUS IC. ”  When you pr ess  or   to select the next or pr evious image, the image will return to its original view even if you ha ve rotat ed the image pr eviously .  e slid[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 46 GB T o turn on or o “FOLDER LIST” Press D VD/TUNER MENU  repeatedly . T o cancel slide show with sound Select “MUSIC” or “ IMAGE ” in step 4. Notes  If there are no MP3 a udio tracks in the disc and “ MODE (MUSIC, IMA GE)” is s et to “MUS IC, ” “No a udio data ” appears on the TV scr[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 47 GB Disc 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (EFFECT ), then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “EFFECT” ap pear on the TV s creen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setting you want. e default set ting is underlined.  MODE 1: e image sw eeps in from to p to bottom o f the screen[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 48 GB Restricting playback of the disc  P ARENT AL CONTROL Y ou can limit the p layback of some DVD VIDEOs accor ding to a predet ermined level such as the age o f the users. When a limited scene is pla yed back, that scene may be skip ped or replaced with dieren t scenes. 1 Press DISPLA Y  when playback is st[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 49 GB Disc Continued  6 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . e displa y for setting the pla yb ack limitatio n level appears on the TV screen. 7 Press  or   r epeatedly to select “ST ANDARD , ” then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “ ST A[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 50 GB Notes  When you play back D VD VIDEOs which do not ha ve the “P ARENT AL C ONTROL ” function, playback cannot be limit ed on this system.  D epending on the DVD VID EO, yo u may be asked to ch ange the “P ARENT AL CONTROL ” le vel while playing the disc. I n this case, enter yo ur password, th[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 51 GB Disc Continued  9 Enter a new 4-digit password using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . 10 T o conrm your passwor d, re- enter it using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . If you mak e a mistake when entering your passw ord Press   r epeatedly to delete the number yo u have [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 52 GB 4 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setup item from the displayed list: “LANGU AGE SETUP , ” “ VIDEO SE TUP , ” “ AUDIO SETUP ” or “SYSTEM SETUP . ” Then press ENTER  . e setup it em is selected. Example: “ VIDEO SETUP” Selected item Setup items 5 Press  or   r epea[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 53 GB Disc Continued  OSD (On-Screen Display) Switc hes the language of the o n-screen display . MENU* (DVD VIDEO o nly) Select the language for the D VD menu. A UDIO* (DVD VIDEO o nly) Switc hes the language of the soun d track. When yo u select “ORIGIN AL, ” the language giv en priority in the disc is selected[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 54 GB 4:3 P AN SCAN*: Selec t this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV . is setting displays the wide p icture on the en tire screen and cuts o the portion s that do not t. COL OR SYSTEM (VIDEO CD) (Except fo r Euro pean and Russian models) Select the outpu t video signal w hen you play back a VID EO CD. A U TO: [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 55 GB Disc Continued  1)  “ A UDIO DRC” can only be performed with Dolby Digital sources. 2)  If each audio sound trac k has the same number of c hannels, the system selects the audio sound tracks in the o rder from PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital, to MPEG. 3)  When you set “TRACK SELECTI ON” to “ A UTO, [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 56 GB RESET* Returns “ SETUP” settings to the defa ult settings. Fo r details, see “ T o return the “S ETUP” settings to the defaul t settings*, perform reset as follo ws:” (page 105). * Except fo r “P ARENT AL C ONTROL ” settings[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 57 GB T uner T uner Listening to the radio Y ou can list en to a radio station either b y selecting a preset station, o r by man ually tuning in the sta tion. Listening to a preset radio station 1 Press FUNCTION +/  (or FUNC TION on the unit)  repeatedly to select “ TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” . 2 Press and [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 58 GB 8 T o listen to a preset station, press PRESET +/   repeatedly to select the preset station you want. Y ou can also pr ess the numeric but tons  , then pr ess ENTER  to select a preset station. T o stop automatic scanning Press   . T o cancel presetting Press D VD/TUNER MENU  . Listening to a[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 59 GB T uner 3 Press DISPLA Y  to display the clock. 4 While the clock is displayed , hold down TUNING +  on the unit, then press   on the unit. “ AM 9K STEP” or “ AM 10K STEP” appears in the dis play . When yo u change the in ter val, all the AM preset sta tions are erased. Tips  T o im[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 60 GB T ape Playing a tape Y ou can use TYPE I (normal) tape. 1 Press FUNCTION +/  (or FUNC TION on the unit)  repeatedly to select “ T APE. ” 2 Inser t a tape. Press   o n the unit to insert a tape into the cas sette holder with the side you wan t to play back facin g up. Make sur e there is no slac[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 61 GB T ape 2 Prepar e the recording sour ce. For CD S ynchro Recording: Press FUN CTION  repeatedly t o select “DVD , ” then load the disc you want t o record. I f you ha ve already loaded the disc, press DISC 1  DISC 3  to select the disc. When the system au toma tical ly starts playback, pr ess   [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 62 GB USB Device T ransferring music from a disc to an USB device Y ou can conn ect an optional USB device to the (USB) port  on the unit a nd transfer m usic from a disc to the USB device. Y ou can transf er music from a n A UDIO CD or D A T A CD/DVD (MP3 audio tracks only) only . e audio f ormat of les trans[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 63 GB USB device Notes  Do not use the USB devices other than those listed in “ Compatib le USB devices ” (supplemen t). Operation of models not listed is no t guaranteed.  Operation is not guaran teed, even when using these USB devices.  When inserting the USB device, make sure of the dir ection and inser[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 64 GB Using the on-screen displa y 1 Press DISPLA Y  when playback is stopped. e Contro l Men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (USB RECORDING), then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “US B RECORDING” appear o n the T V screen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to sel[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 65 GB USB device Continued  For D A T A CD/DVD: Press  o r   repeatedly to select the MP3 audio tracks or f olders, then press ENTER  . e MP3 audio tracks o r folders ar e marked. T o cancel the selection, pr ess ENTER  again. Remaining space of the USB device MP3 audio tracks or folders to be tran[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 66 GB F older and track generation rules When rst tran sferring music to a n USB device, a “MUS IC” folder is creat ed directly below the “R O OT . ” Fo lders and tracks are gen erated within this “ MUSIC” folder as fo llows:  When transferring music from an A UDIO CD In sto p mode 1) : Folder na me: [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 67 GB USB device Continued  Recording analog audio to an USB device Y ou can r ecord the sound from a nalog audio sour ces. 1 Connect an USB device to the (USB) port  . 2 Press FUNCTION +/  (or FUNC TION on the unit)  repeatedly to select the desired source . • T APE: T o record from this system ’ s tap[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 68 GB F older and track generation rules When rst r ecording the analog a udio to an USB device, a “ MUSIC” folder i s creat ed directly below the “ROOT . ” Folder s and tracks are gen erated within this “MUS IC” folder as follo ws:  When recording fr om the tape deck Folder na me: “T APE001”* T r[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 69 GB USB device Continued  Listening to music of an USB device Y ou can list en to music sto red in the USB device. e audio fo rmats that can be played back b y this system are as f ollows: MP3*/WMA*/AAC* Refer to “ Compatib le USB devices” (supp lement) for a li st of USB devices that can be connected to th[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 70 GB  e following USB devices/sit uations can increase the time it takes to start pla yback:  a n USB device recorded with a comp licated tree structure.  when the tracks o r les in another folder have j ust been played back.  Some USB devices cannot be played back on the system depending on the l[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 71 GB USB device Continued  Selec ting an audio track or folder 1 Press DISPLA Y  when playback is stopped. e Contro l Men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (MODE (MUSIC, IMAGE)), then pr ess ENTER  . e optio ns for “ MODE (MUSI C, IMAGE)” a ppear on the TV scre[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 72 GB T o play back the ne xt folder of audio tracks Y ou can select the next folder b y pressing   repeatedly un til the last track of the current f older , then press   once. e r st track of the next folder is selected. Ho wever , you cannot select the previous f older by pr essing   repeatedl[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 73 GB USB device Continued  Playing an image le: 1 Press PICTURE NA VI  . umb nail picture f or the rst 16 JPEG image les in the selected folder is disp layed. If there a re more tha n 16 image les in the selected folder , the scroll bar ap pears at the right. 2 Press  /  /  /   t o [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 74 GB Notes  e PICTURE N A VI  butto n does not work when “ MODE (MUS IC, IMAGE)” is set to “MUS IC. ”  When you pr ess  or   to select the next or pr evious image, the image will return to its original view even if you ha ve rotat ed the image pr eviously .  e slide show sto ps when [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 75 GB USB device Continued  Selec ting a transition eect for image les in the slide show (JPEG image les only) 1 Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly until the Control Menu f or JPEG image les appears on the T V screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (EFFECT ), then press ENTER  . e optio ns[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 76 GB T o turn o the Control Menu Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly until the Control M enu disappears fro m the TV s creen. Notes  Shue Play is ca nceled when:  y ou remov e the USB device.  y ou turn o the system.  y ou change the function.  y ou set “MOD E (MUSIC, IMA GE)” to “IMA GE” whe[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 77 GB USB device 4 Press ENTER  . 5 Press  (or  on the unit)  . Repeat Play starts. T o cancel Repeat Play , pres s CLEAR  or select “ OFF” in step 3. T o turn o the Control Menu Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly until the Control M enu disappears fro m the TV s creen. Notes  Y ou can also change t[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 78 GB Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Generating a more dynamic sound (Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra) Y ou can r einforce the bass an d create a more po werful sound. e DSGX setting is ideal for m usic sources. Press DSGX  on the unit repeatedly . Each time you pr ess the butto n, the display c hanges as fo [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 79 GB Sound Adjustment 2CH SURR Reproduces st ereo outp ut with surround e ect f rom m ulti channel sources such as D VD VIDEO during DVD function. e system o utpu ts the original sound with surroun d eect during functions other tha n DVD . VIRTUAL A* Creat es 3 sets of virtual surround speakers from the sound[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 80 GB Singing along: K araoke Y ou can en joy Karaok e by setting the system to Ka raoke M ode. Preparing for karaoke (DVD VIDEO , DVD-R/-R W in VR mode, VIDEO CD and MP3 a udio tracks (including those o n an USB device)) 1 Press FUNCTION +/  (or FUNC TION on the unit)  repeatedly to select “DVD” or “USB. ?[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 81 GB Sound Adjustment Notes  e sound input fr om the micropho ne is not outp ut from the DVD D IGIT AL OUT jack.  Karaoke M ode is autom atically turned o when you:  t urn o the system.  c hange the function (except f or the “DVD ” func tion or “US B” function).  co nnect the headphones[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 82 GB Playing karaoke with an y stereo disc  “K araoke Pon ” Y ou can en joy karaoke wi th a stereo- recor ded disc, e ven if it is a no n-karaoke disc, by reducin g the sound of the vocals. Press KARAOKE PON  in Karaoke mode. T o cancel “Karaoke Pon” mode Press K ARAOKE PO N  again. Notes  is fu[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 83 GB Sound Adjustment 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the desired vocal channel. e out put chann el changes as follows. e default set tings are underlined. When playing a DVD VIDEO  OFF: T urns o the guide vocal.  1+2: Guide vocal 1+2  1: Guide vocal 1  2: Guide vocal 2 When playing a[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 84 GB 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (SCORE MODE), then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “ SCORE MODE ” appear o n the T V screen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select a setting. e default set ting is underlined.  BEGINNER 1: Beginner level. e score upda tes ever y 3 seconds.  B[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 85 GB Other Operations Other Op era tions Using the timer F alling asleep to music  Sleep Timer Y ou can set the system to t urn o aer a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP  r epeatedly to select the time you want. Setting the timer  Play Timer/Rec Timer Y ou canno t activate [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 86 GB 4 Set the time to start playback or recording . Press  o r   repeatedly to set the hour , then press ENTER  . e minu te indication ashes in the display . U se the procedure abov e to set the minute . “OFF” a ppears and the hour indica tion ashes in the display . 5 Set the time to stop pla[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 87 GB Other Operations Notes  If you use the Play T imer or Rec Timer and the Sleep Timer a t the same time, the Sleep Timer has p riority .  e Play Timer an d Rec Timer will not be activated if the system is t urned on or if “S T ANDBY” ashes in the displa y .  e volume is red uced to minimum dur[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 88 GB Viewing inf ormation about the disc Viewing inf ormation about the disc in the front panel display Press DISPLA Y  . Each time you pr ess DISPLA Y  , t he display c hanges from       …  Disc informa tion  Clock display (fo r 8 seconds) Checking the elapsed playing time, remaining t[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 89 GB Other Operations Checking the total playing time and titles Press TIME/TEXT  r epeatedly when playback is sto pped. Each time you pr ess TIME/TEXT  , the display c hanges from       … DVD VIDEO or DVD-R/-RW in VR mode:  T otal number of titles on the disc  Disc title 1) A UDIO CD o[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 90 GB Viewing inf ormation about the disc in the on-screen display Press TIME/TEXT  . Each time you pr ess TIME/TEXT  while playing the disc, the displa y chang es from     …    … e time displa y that you can view on the TV s creen depends on the disc you a re playing. T : title or tra[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 91 GB Other Operations When playing MP3 audio tracks on a DA T A CD/DVD: Elapsed playing time o f the current track and folder/track n ame* * If an MP3 a udio track has the ID3 tag, the system will display a n album name or title name from the ID3 tag inf ormation. e system sup ports ID3 ver 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3. ID3 ver[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 92 GB Checking the date inf ormation of JPEG image les Y ou can check the da te informa tion during pla yback when “Exif ”* tag is recor ded in the JPEG image les. Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly during playback. e Contro l Men u appears. DA T A CD JPEG 10( 15) 5( 8) 18/9/2002 Date information * “Excha nge[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 93 GB Other Operations  A UDIO IN jack Connect the audio out put jacks of a n option al componen t (portable audio player , etc.).  VIDEO OUT jack Connect the video input jack o f the TV or projector .  DVD DIGIT AL OUT jack Connect the digital optical inpu t jack of an o ptional digital compon ent (s[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 94 GB Additional Inf ormation T roubleshooting Should yo u encounter a p roblem with your system, do the f ollowing: 1 Make sure the power cor d and speaker cords are c onnected correctly and rmly . 2 Find y our problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the pr oblem [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 95 GB Additional Information There is no microphone sound .  Press V OL UME + repeat edly (or turn V OL UME on the unit c lockwise)  or turn MIC LE VEL  on the unit clockwise to adjus t the micropho ne volume .  Make sure the micr ophone is connected to the MIC jack  correctly .  Make sure the micr op[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 96 GB Disc Player The disc does not eject and “LOCKED” appears in the display .  C onsul t your nearest Son y dealer or local authorized Son y ser vice facility . The disc tra y  does not close.  Lo ad the disc correctly .  Always close the disc tray  by pressin g   on the unit. Do not for cibl[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 97 GB Additional Information Playback stops automatically .  S ome discs ma y contain an a uto pa use signal. While playin g such a disc, the playback sto ps at au to pause signal. Y ou cannot per form some functions such as Stop , Lock Search, Slow- motion Play , Repeat Play , Shue Play or Program Pla y .  De[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 98 GB  e JPEG image le forma t does not confo rm to D CF .  e JPEG image le has the extensio n “ .jpg” or “ .jpeg” , but is no t in JPEG forma t. The disc title, CD- TEXT and DVD-TEXT characters do not appear properly .  U se a disc t hat co nforms to the ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, or Jolie[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 99 GB Additional Information  If the transfer , recordin g and erase operation s are repeat ed multiple times, the le structure within the USB device becomes fragmented. Refer t o the operating in struc tions su pplied with the USB device for ho w to deal with this prob lem. If the prob lem persists, contact yo u[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 100 GB “ OVER CURRENT” appears.  A problem has been detected with the level of electrical current from the (USB) port  . T urn o the system and remo ve the USB device from the (USB) port  . Make sur e there is no prob lem with the USB device. If this display pa ttern persists, con tact your nearest Son [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 101 GB Additional Information The USB device is not r ecognized.  T urn o the system and r econnect the USB device, then turn on the system.  C onnect the sup ported USB device (Refer to “ Compatib le USB devices” (supp lement)).  e USB device does not work pro perly . Refer to the operating instruct[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 102 GB  If you use a partitioned USB device, only tracks or les o n the rst partition can be played.  e system can play back t o a depth of 8 folders o nly .  e number of fo lders has exceeded 200.  e number of tracks or les ha s exceeded 150.  T racks or les that ar e encr ypted or [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 103 GB Additional Information The aspect ratio of the TV screen cannot be changed even though you can set “T V TY PE” under “ VIDEO SETUP” in the Setup Menu when you play back a wide picture.  e aspect ratio is xed on your D VD VIDEO .  Dep ending on the TV , you may no t chang e the aspect ratio. M[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 104 GB A stereo FM pr ogram cannot be receiv ed in stereo .  Press REPEA T/FM MODE  repeatedly un til “STEREO ” appears in the display . T ape deck The tape does not recor d or playback, or there is a decrease in sound level.  e tape heads are dirty (see “Cleaning the tape heads ” (page 110)).  ?[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 105 GB Additional Information If the system still does not operat e properly after per forming the abov e measures or other troubles not described abov e occur, reset the system as follo ws: U s e butt ons on the unit t o reset the system to its facto r y default settings. 1 Unplug the power cor d. 2 Plug the power cor[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 106 GB Self-diagnosis Func tion (When lett ers/numbers a ppear in the display) When the self-diagnosis function is activated to p revent the system from malfunctioning, a 5-cha racter ser vice number (e.g. C 13 50) with a comb ination of a let ter and 4 digits appears o n the T V screen or the fron t panel displa y . I[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 107 GB Additional Information Messages One of the follo wing messages ma y appear o r ash in the front pan el display during opera tion. CANNOT PLA Y  A disc that cannot be play ed back was inserted.  A DVD VIDEO with unsu pported region code was inserted. DA T A ERROR (for USB devic es) Y ou tried to play a t[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 108 GB P ASSWORD “P ARENT AL C ONTROL ” is set. PLEASE W AIT  e system is doing ini tialization process.  e system is readying fo r usage of an USB device. PRO TECTED e USB device is write-pr otected. PUSH STOP Y ou ha ve pressed the bu ttons whose operation is o nly possible when playback is stop pe[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 109 GB Additional Information On placement  Do not place the system in an inclined position or in locatio ns that are extrem ely hot, cold, d usty , dir ty , or humid or lacking adequate ven tilation, or sub ject to vibration, direct sunlight or a b right light.  B e careful when placing the unit o r speakers on [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 110 GB T o preven t a tape from being accidentally rec orded over Break o the cassette ’ s overwrite prot ection tab from side A or B as illus trated. Break o the cassette tab T o later r euse the tape for recordin g, cover the brok en tab with adhesive tape. About a tape longer than 90 minutes e use of the [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 111 GB Additional Information Continued  USB section Sup ported bit rate MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3): 32 – 320 kbps WMA: 48 – 192 kbps AAC: 48 – 320 k bps Samp ling frequencies MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3): 32/44.1/48 kHz WMA: 44.1 kHz AAC: 44.1 kH z (USB) port: Maxim um current: 500 mA Disc player section Syst[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 112 GB General Po wer requir ements Eur opean and Russia n models: AC 230 V , 50/60 Hz Saudi Arab ian model: AC 120  127, 220  240 V , 50/60 Hz, adju stable with voltag e selector ai model: AC 220 V , 50/60 Hz Other models: AC 120, 220, 230  240 V , 50/60 Hz, adjustab le with voltage selector Po wer consum [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 113 GB Additional Information Guide to the Control Menu displa y U s e the Control M enu to select a function and to view r elated informa tion. Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly to turn on, turn o  or chang e the C on trol Men u display as follows: Control M enu display 1  Con trol Men u displa y 2 (appears fo r cer[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 114 GB List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, F unction, Relevant Disc T ype [TITLE] (page 40)/[SCENE]/[ TRACK] (page 40) Selects the title, scene, or track to be played back. [CHAPTER]/[INDEX] (page 40) Selects the chapter o r index to be played back. [TRACK] 1) (page 40) Selects the track to be played back. [ORIG[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 115 GB Additional Information Item Item Name, F unction, Relevant Disc T ype [REPEA T ] 1) (page 37, 76) Plays back all discs repeatedly , the entire disc (all titles/all tracks/all folders) r epeatedly or one title/ch apter/track/fo lder repeatedly . [A/V SY NC] (page 47) Y ou can adj ust the delay between the pictur [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 116 GB Item Item Name, F unction, Relevant Disc T ype [EFFECT ] 1) (page 47, 75) Selects the transition eects to be used for chan ging slides during a slide show . [MODE (MUSIC, IMAGE)] 1) (page 45, 71, 72) For D A T A CD/DVD , selects the data type: MP3 audio track (MUSIC), JPEG image le (IMA GE) or both (A UTO)[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 117 GB Additional Information Language code list e language s pellings conform to the ISO 639:1988 (E/F) standa rd. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1186 Scots Gaelic 1350 M alayalam 1513 Siswati 1028 Ab khazian 1194 Galician 1352 Mo ngolian 1514 S esotho 1032 Afrikaans 1196 Guarani [...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 118 GB Parental C ontrol area code list Code Area Code Area C ode Area C ode Area 2044 Argen tina 2165 Finland 2362 Mexico 2149 Spain 2047 A ustralia 2174 F rance 2376 Netherlands 2499 Sweden 2046 Au stria 2109 German y 2390 N ew Ze aland 2086 Switzerland 2057 Belgium 2248 India 2379 No r way 2528 ailand 2070 Brazil[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 119 GB Additional Information Glossar y Auto Pause An au tomatic pa use according to the signal encoded on the disc while playing a VIDEO CD . If the CD/D VD player does not resume p lay for a lo ng time, press  (o r press  o n the unit)  to resume pla y manually . Chapter Subdivision o f a title on a DVD VIDE[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 120 GB DVD -RW A DVD-R W is a recordable a nd rewritable disc that is the sa me size as a DVD VIDEO . e DVD-R W has two dieren t modes: VR mode and V ideo mode. DVD-R Ws created in V ide o mode have the same f ormat as a D VD VIDEO , while discs created in VR (V ideo Recording) mode allow the co nten ts to be pro[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 121 GB Additional Information Multi Session is is a recor ding method that enables adding of da ta using the T rack-A t-Once method. Conven tional CDs begin at a CD contr ol area called the Lead-in and end at a n area called Le ad-out. A M ulti Session disc is a disc having m ultiple sessions, with each segment fr o[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) 122 GB VIDEO CD A compact disc that co ntains mo ving pictures. e pictur e data uses the MPEG 1 forma t, one of the wo rldwide standards for digital com pressio n technology . e picture da ta is comp ressed to about 1/140 of its o riginal size. C onsequen tly , a 12 cm VIDEO CD can con tain up to 74 min utes of m[...]

MHC-GZR5D .GB.3-296-435-11(1) Additional Information 123 GB Index Numerics 16:9 53 4:3 LETTER B OX 53 4:3 P AN SCAN 54 5.1 Channel Surr ound 91, 93 A A/V SYNC 47, 115 AAC 69 ANGLE 30 A UDIO 53 A UDIO DR C 54 A UDIO S ETUP 54 A uto Pa use 119 B BA CKGR OUND 55 Batteries 21 C CH APTER 37, 114 Chapter 29, 119 COLD RESET 105 COLOR S YSTEM (VIDEO CD) 54[...]